[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3636 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3636

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the stolen goods 
   offense to cover all veterans' memorials, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2011

  Mr. Murphy of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the stolen goods 
   offense to cover all veterans' memorials, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Veterans' Memorials Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS MEMORIALS.

    Section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``In the case of an offense under the first paragraph of this 
section, if the goods, wares, or merchandise consist of or include a 
veterans' memorial, the requirement of that paragraph that the goods, 
wares, or merchandise have a value of $5,000 or more does not apply. In 
this paragraph, the term `veterans' memorial' means a grave marker, 
headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a 
veteran or mark a veteran's grave, or any monument that signifies an 
event of national military historical significance.''.
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